What do you do? JOBS IN ENGLISH

• What's your job? What do you do? 

These expressions are used to ask about jobs and employment. The word WORK is a verb which means TRABAJAR, and it's also used in expressions like: Hard work (trabajo duro). We say:

•  "I work as a teacher, I work as a lawyer"

The word CAREER is used to refer to employment, (carrera laboral in Spanish, "I have a long career as singer"). Carrera referring to studies is called: Degree (carrera universitaria).